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Can a simple ultrasound scan predict who will struggle to swallow during cancer radiotherapy?

NCT ID NCT06387004

Diagnosis Sponsor: Hopital Forcilles Source: ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

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First seen Sep 23, 2026 · Last updated Sep 24, 2026 · Updated 1 time

Summary

Radiotherapy for head and neck cancer often causes swallowing problems that affect eating, nutrition and quality of life. Current tests for swallowing are invasive, use radiation or are hard to access. This study checks whether ultrasound imaging of the tongue, hyoid bone and throat muscles can predict which patients will develop swallowing problems during radiotherapy. About 112 adults receiving head and neck radiotherapy at one hospital will have ultrasound scans before and during treatment, and researchers will compare those images with swallowing tests.

What this could mean

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Active substance
ultrasound imaging of the tongue, hyoid bone and suprahyoid muscles
What this could lead to
If ultrasound can flag who is likely to develop swallowing problems, doctors could start speech therapy or adjust treatment earlier, when it may help most.
What could go wrong
This is a single-center observational study of about 112 people, so the findings may not hold in other hospitals or patient groups. Ultrasound also depends on the skill of the operator, which can make results inconsistent.

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Study facts

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Participants

112 people

The number who actually took part.

Started

Jan 2024

Finished

Dec 2025

Lead sponsor

Other sponsor

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Who can take part

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Who is studied

The study will enroll 124 outpatients initiating head and neck cancer radiotherapy at Forcilles's Hospital over eighteen months. All eligible consecutive patients will undergo screening at admission and provide oral consent.

Ages

18 years and older

Sex

Anyone

Healthy volunteers

Not accepted

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Inclusion Criteria: * Patients admitted to Hôpital Forcilles for head and neck cancer radiotherapy; * Ultrasound operator available ; * Patient at least 18 years old at the time of inclusion; * Membership of a social security scheme or beneficiary of such a scheme ; * Oral, free, informed and express patient consent. Exclusion Criteria: * Patients with neurological disorders; * Patients with DR before the start of radiotherapy; * Patient's refusal to participate in the study ; * Person subject to a safeguard of justice measure ; * Patient under guardianship; * Patient with limited care.

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Conditions

The condition(s) this trial relates to.

Deglutition Disorders head and neck cancer Head and Neck Neoplasms

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Swallowing disorders

Contacts and locations

Locations

  • Hôpital Forcilles

    Férolles-Attilly, 77150, France

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